Once again, we see how innovation, business, Government, and society converge over the next 20 years. There is an interesting historical pattern emerging that helps explain this phenomenon, while providing a mechanism to predict the future with a higher degree of certainty (more on that in a future post).﻿

An idea such as "transforming an organisation" from one state to another at first seems simple, but quickly becomes complex as we break the problem down into more detail. Soon what started out as a sensible strategy becomes mired in risks (known and unknown), costs, lack of resources, technical barriers, regulation and so on. Paradoxically, it is the very act of breaking the idea into the details that opens our eyes to the solutions, allowing our...

Google and Uber are building self-driving cars, it’s rumored that Apple is going to be building self-driving cars, Tesla has launched driver-assistance features, and many traditional auto manufacturing companies are advancing their features to include driver assistance and, eventually, automation.Ride sharing and car sharing pave the way for the self-driving car industry.Ride sharing startups, like Uber, Lyft, Sidecar, BlaBlaCar, and car ownershi...

Mr. Diana has served in various executive roles throughout his career and has 30 years of leadership experience. He is currently leading the digital enterprise efforts for TCS Global Consulting with a focus on enabling the Enterprise of 2020. Prior to joining TCS, Mr. Diana was Executive Vice President of enherent Corp., where he led a business analytics growth initiative focused on leveraging advanced forms of analytics to deliver business outcomes. For Aelera Corporation where he served as Chief Product Officer, he managed the development of a market facing social computing and advanced analytics platform.

Mr. Diana served as CEO of Traxian, Inc., a Silicon Valley software start-up focused on the B2B enablement of small and mid-sized businesses, and as Chief Technology Officer of Fujitsu Consulting, he developed the company’s extended enterprise vision, serving as the face to the market and analyst community. He began his career at AT&T, holding various senior roles including CIO for the company’s international financial operation. Mr. Diana also sat on various industry steering committees focused on the development of XML-based data standards. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Rider College. Mr. Diana can be reached by email at fdiana@verizon.net